She says she is a child psychopath

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Here is a 13-year-old girl who discusses what it is like to have no empathy nor conscience:

__https://nopsychos.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/i-am-a-child-psychopath/
 
tinaPleez said:
Here is a 13-year-old girl who discusses what it is like to have no empathy nor conscience:

__https://nopsychos.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/i-am-a-child-psychopath/

Hmmm.... after reading that, I'm pretty sure it was not written by a 13 yr old. I get the impression that somebody is putting us on.
 
There's an interesting comment section with seven replies to that post on the original web source:

_https://www.quora.com/Based-on-the-details-in-the-link-below-am-I-a-psychopath

The second one starts off with:

You're a pretty smart miss, otherwise I would dismiss the whole thing as a prank.

That's inline with Laura's impression but all seven answers take the OP very seriously and try to give appropriate and well considered advice. Most of them stress that at age 13 much is still uncertain and go from there.

Personally, I'm not convinced one way or the other without further detailed knowledge. FWIW.
 
Laura said:
Hmmm.... after reading that, I'm pretty sure it was not written by a 13 yr old. I get the impression that somebody is putting us on.

I thought the same about the writing style. The article mentions that there was some editing but when you go to the original article it still is pretty well written. The thoughts, ability to communicate, cited references, etc. do seem more like they are coming from an adult rather than a child.

In a way this touches on the common myth that psychopaths can be extraordinarily intelligent, but we know they are not. They do have the ability to project an image of intelligence but in general and from what I understand, they are not particularly smart (especially once you discover their maneuvers).
 
It doesn't sound as if this was written by a child. The 'girl's' level of insight -- being able to identify her drives and motivations -- into her own condition is too advanced for a 13 year old (and maybe even for a psychopath of any age).
 
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